OBJECTIVE: The objective of study was to increase the independent exercise of self-care agency in adolescents who are in their last year of primary school. METHOD: This is a quasi-experimentally study conducted with 58 students. The data for the research were collected by means of socio- demographic data form for adolescents, questionnaire to determine the self-care levels, maternal information questionnaire, mother's knowledge level questionnaire, education brochures for adolescents and self-care agency scale. RESULTS: As a result of the research it is seen that there is a remarkable increase in the self- care levels and agency of the adolescents statistically through individualized education. It was determined in the study that the positive communication between adolescents and mothers increased the self-care level and agency correspondingly. CONCLUSION: In this study carried out to increase the self-care levels and agency of adolescents, it was observed that adolescents' self-care agency and levels increased considerably as a result of personal interviews. Their mothers' knowledge level especially should be increased.
Self care; Nursing care/methods; Adolescent; Patient education as topic
